Distributed capital sums and pensions to favourites regularly (many of whom were Scottish - causing outrage from English subjects due to prejudice)

Parliament's uncooperative attitudes

Robert Cecil's Great Contract proposal 1610 - Crown would surrender certain prerogatives such as wardship, purveyance and minor revenues and in return Parliament would establish permanent taxation and grant £200,000 in subsidies

Parliament first demanded more reduction in royal income and then refused altogether

High income through Impositions (£70,000) which had unlimited levy reason for this. James offered to put a cap on the levy, or halt Impositions altogether but parliament refuses - seeing it as illegal behaviour

Robert Cecil's Great Contract proposal 1610 - Crown would surrender certain prerogatives such as wardship, purveyance and minor revenues and in return Parliament would establish permanent taxation and grant £200,000 in subsidies

Parliament first demanded more reduction in royal income and then refused altogether

High income through Impositions (£70,000) which had unlimited levy reason for this. James offered to put a cap on the levy, or halt Impositions altogether but parliament refuses - seeing it as illegal behaviour